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Equities traded lower across the world as uncertainty about the Russia-Ukraine conflict continued to dent risk appetite. Investor sentiment moved firmly into risk-off mode amid rising worries over the negative effect of sanctions on Russia. The US, the G7 and the EU decided to revoke Russia’s most favoured nation status from March 11 and the exodus of European companies from Russia continued.

Trading in world markets was marked by mixed results amid the continuation of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine military conflict and the imposition of economic sanctions on Russia by the United States, EU countries, the UK, Japan and Australia. More than 1.3 million people have fled Ukraine and the situation looks set to become Europe’s most profound refugee crisis according to UNHCR. Oil prices

World stock markets were a sea of red as the Russia-Ukraine military conflict depressed risk sentiment. Investors globally rushed to the relative safety of gold and government bonds and dumped equities with various nations around the world condemning Russia’s actions. Gas and wheat prices surged while oil prices broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014. “This is a

Trading in the third week of February was conducted against the backdrop of continued caution worldwide with news on military tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border still dominating the market mood. The geopolitical front appeared to agitate worries about the potential impact on the ongoing global supply-chain challenges and the continued surge in inflation. Uncertainty about the outlook for monetary policy also continued

It was a broadly positive week for world equities despite shock US inflation numbers and scant progress on finding a solution to the crisis surrounding Ukraine. Healthy earnings results and further reopening of economies boosted sentiment. According to analysts, markets have historically shrugged off geopolitical events involving Russia as Russia makes up a very small portion of the main global and emerging

Trading in major world stock exchanges was marked by increases in prices in the leading share indices. Focus turned to earnings with investors also digesting the monetary policy announcements from the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. Pressure mounts for policy moves to combat inflation. Oil prices continued to rise. Hover Over A Country To See Key Data And Over

Trading in world markets was extremely volatile this week. Rising concerns about interest rate increases and tensions between Russia and the West continued to drag markets down. Investors reacted to Wednesday’s highly-anticipated monetary policy decision out of the U.S., which signaled that a potential rate hike could come in March after the rate hike campaign begins it will begin to reduce its